iconic558 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Noticed some 70's Cota's have packing pieces wrapped around handlebar to increase the diameter. So why were the handlebar and clamps clamps odd size to the normal 7/8"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Why do we have fatbars? My 348 had the bigger diameter bars, presumably for strength, but they were not (unlike fatbars) very resistant to bending so there was a market for shims to convert to accept 7/8 Renthals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic558 Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 So it's a standard 'feature', do we know what years had the 'fat bars'? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Best I can do is to say early Seventies. I think, but may be wrong, that all 348 years had them but 349 did not. Montesa experts will correct any error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I think first model 349s did and 248s. Nothing new under the sun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 348 Cotas had Akront fat bars. Not tapered like modern bars. Made of thicker tube (about 25mm) and turned down to about 7/8 inch at the ends for the levers and grips. Very god bars they were. When you changed to standard Renthal bars (Akront fat bars unavailable) you had to fit the shim pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 My 1976 348 came with Akront 1" bars and they were great bars. They lasted until about 2014 before breaking which is quite a bit longer life than 1970s (unbraced) 7/8" Renthals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 One photo shows how the ends were machined down to 7/8". The other is the stamping that was between the mounting clamps, looking like an advertisement for Akront 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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